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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-09-22
STARTING EARLIER THAN
LAST YEAR.

The Republic says the Wichita real es-
tate boom is starting earlier this year than
last year. 1t says:
+ast week was the beginning of very
material increase in the real estate boom.
The transfers show eighty Eodd sales on
last Saturday an average of s45, 600 worth
each day for the week, amounting to "a
total of s27O,OOO. This is better begin
ming than the first week in September in
dictated last year, in fact the big boom
did not reach those figures until month
or two later after which they increased
until the first week in March: The indi,
cations now are that we will have anoth-
er boom this fall and winter
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-09-22
KANSAS SUGAR.

Judge Parkinson, of the Fort Scott
sngaF works sums up the matter as fol-
lows:
We shall build factories and make
Kansas greater sugar producing state
than is Louisiana. The Louisiana plant
or must have five dollars ton for his
cane to make profit. This, with their
best factories, yields from 1870 to 100
pounds OF sugar, with 9 good season, and
they have about four good seasons out of
five. Our cane can be produced profta
bly, for $50 per ton and at less expense
than that REQUIRED to work the Louisiana
cane. we can get from 100 TO $50
pounds of equally as good sugar every
year. have said nothing of our seed
that yields about twenty bushels to the
acre, nor of our increased syrup product
over that of the Louisiana one
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-09-22
SUGAR FROM SORGHUM.

The news which comes from the sugar
works at Fort Scott is of more than pass
ing moment to the citizens of Pawnee
county. Sorghum is one of our most
prominent productions. According to
the crop statistics of the last five years
Pawnse has. during this time, produced
more sorghum than any other county in
the state. Last year Hodgeman was first.
Pawnee second and Ness third in rank as
sorghum producing counties. In Hodge
man and Pawnee one-half of the cane
was manufactured into syrup, while in
Ness. only one fourth of the total pro-
duct went through the rolls, the remand
er of the crop being used for fodder.
Even for the latter use sorghum has prov
ed profitable crop. But by the grand
results of the experiments that have been
conducted at the Fort Scott sugar works,
which prove conclusively that sugar can
be made from this cane at splendid
profit, the inducements for more extern
sive production of the cane are greatly
increased. 1t is demonstrated that one
ton of cane will yield about 175 pounds
of crystalized sugar. This sugar is
worth 81 cents a pound by the car load
Sorghum can be raised for 80 per ton
1t good profit. 1t will thus be seen to
what extent these developments have en-
HANGED the value of this product.
As to the profits of the business Judge
Parkinson says:
I'VE shall build factories and make
Kansas greater sugar producing state
than is Louisiana. The Louisiana plant
er must have five dollars per ton for his
cane to make aproft. This. with their
best factories, yields from 100 to 100
pounds of sugar, with good season, and
they have about four good seasons ont
of five. Our cane can be produced prof
ltably for so per ton and at less ex-
pense than that required to work the
louisiana cane We can get from 100 |
% $50 pounds of equally as good sugar |
very year. l have said nothing of-our
'eea that yields about twenty bushels to
he acre, nor of our increased syrup pro-
luct over that Of the Louisiana one"
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-09-22

The Santa Fe railroad has given notice
that hereafter all garnishments seeking
to subject the wages of employees will be
resisted by all legal methods. Further,
failure on the part of the employees to
pay honest debts will be sufficient cause
for discharge. Employees are notified
that they will be expected to avail them
selves of the exemption laws of the state
or territory where garnlshments may be
commenced. The company believes in
following the cash system and has adop-
ted these measures to enforce that system
among employees.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-09-22
THE KANSAS FARMER.

The Kansas farmer is the most wide
awake, enterprising, progressive and
mOdernized farmer on earth. There is
nothing fogyish; no classification about
him, none of the penny wise and pound
foolish traits which characterize his
class in The New England and Middle
states. He is up to the times in every
thing. His method of tilling the soil is
the most modern and scientific. His i'm
plements are the very latest and best on
the market And, although in the mat
ter of great dwellings and barns he may
not. as yet. be quite up to his eastern
neighbors, he is approximating it with
wonderful rapidity. His stock is usually
first class, chiefly thoroughbred or high
grade of the best breeds. His crops,
taking one year with another, are the
largest and best in the United States.
Unlike farmers in other States he does
not find it necessary to work like slave
through six months summer to raise
enough to MAINTAIN himself and family
through six months winter, and then
emerge from a long hard winter spring,
poor with nothing in the cellar or grain
airy. He can work fewer hours and with
less fatigue while he does toll, and raise
more than can his friends who wear their
lives :out torturing the rocky, stumpy
hardpan of the State he left behind him
into scant crop of nubbins and shrivel-
ed wheat.
He believes, TOO, in enjoying the fruits
of his labors, Farmers in the Eastern
States sell of everything and live upon
what no one else will buy. The Kansas
farmer selects the choicest of his pro-
ducts for himself and family and sells sells
what is left. He is generally good pat
ron OF stOrekeepers, and in nothing does
he stint himself, not even in jewelry and
other fineries. You will see more gold
watches and chains among Kansas farm
ers in proportion to their number than
among the rural population of any other
State.
Kansas farmers take more papers, buy
more books and periodicals, and hence,
are better posted in current events than
the farmers of the other States The
distinctive personal characteristics, too,
of dress, sryae, conversation and manners
between the Kansas farmer and the Kan
sas town resident are too slight, if they
exist at all, 70 enable stranger to dis
tinguish between them
He does not 60 about with hay seed in
his hair nor with manure on his boots,
nor with the smell of the barn yard and
stable on his clothes. He is as much of
a townsman as a farmer in his general
makeup. and, i'll this respect, is unique
among his class.
He is natural politician. A born
manipulation, very talented schemer,
and, if any one imagines that he is not up
to snuff he will discover his mistake
when he takes pinch of him. He is. in
short, the most intelligent. the most yer-
satile in his adaptability to circumstances
has the best money making faculty, is
the best conditioned, the most fortunate
ly situated and the happiest farmer in
the world. Kansas may well be proud
of her farmers and their wonderful
achiesemapts -Atchison Champion.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-09-22
FACTS ABOUT SUGAR.

Apropos of the success attending the ex-
periments at sugar making from the sor-
ghum cane at Fort Scott, Hon, 8. II.
Peters furnishes the Newton Republican
the following statistical data, which he
says he obtained from the reports of the
treasury department. upon the subject of
sugar imports
eve have reciprocity treaty with the
Hawaiian Islands, under which brown
sugar. made upon those islands, Is adj
mitted free of duty.
During the seven months ending July
31st. 1887, the amount of sugar shipped
into this country under that treaty, was
1862, 1854, 465 pounds This was valued at
81, 3O1, $50. During the same period there
was imported into this country made from
beets, cane and other sugars, 1902, $751;
697 pounds. Upon this amount duty
was paid This sugar was valued at
$40, 722, 1877.
The aggregate value of all foreign
sugars sold in this country during the
seven month ending July $1st. 1887. was
$45, 024, 462. At the same ratio during
the remainder of the current year, we will
pay to foreign countries during 1887, the
immense sum of s75, OOO,O 600. If we can
supply this demand by home production,
our country would be richer by this
amount. Our agricultural interests would
be more diversified, and much needed re-
lief given, to interests that are now being
carried on. either without profits, or at
an actual loss.
IF sugar, in paying quantities can be
made from sorghum, we will be able in
less than five years to supply our demands
for this necessary article. ! believe this
can be done" 8. X. PETERS.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-09-22
Ordinance No. 156.
Published Sept. IS, 1881

AN ORDINANCE relating to the building and
maintaining of sidewalks in the city of Dodge
City, Kansas.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Councilmen OF
the city of Dodge City, Kansas;
SECTION l. That third-class sidewalk be erect
ed and maintained in the city Of Dodge City, as
follows: On both sides of Avenue "a from the
north line of Military avenue TO the north line OF
Elm street, and on the east side OF
Avenue "Af' from the north line of Elm street to
the south line of Division street, and on both sides
of Avenue ''B' from the north line OF Military Az
enue to the south line of Vine street, and on both
sides Avenue SCI from the north line of Military
Avenue to the south line of Vine street.
SEC ii, That the lots and blocks abutting on
the streets and avenues that are by section OF this
ordinance required to have sidewalks, are hereby
assessed and required to pay tax per front foot
i'm the sum sufficient to defray the expenses for the
construction of said sidewalks and materials used
and for the purpose Of maintaining said sidewalks
SEC. III. That if the owner or owners of tie
lots or blocks on the streets and avenues either
of them that are by section of this ordinance re-
auired to have sidewalks, fail to build said side
walk in conformity with this ordinance, on or be
fore October 9TH, 1887, then said tax provided for
in section of this ordinance, shall become due
and payal,le and said sidewalks any or either of
them be built by the city of Dodge City, and the
said tax charged against the lots or blocks in front
of which the said owner or owners have failed to
build said sidewalks as required by section Of
this ordinance, and be duly certified By the city
clerk to the county clerk, and said tax be collect
ed as other taxes by law.
SEC w. That it shall be the duty Of the street
commissioner Of the city to give twenty days no
tice in writing to the owner, his agent the oc-
cupant of said lots or blocks or in the owner
or agent can not be found and said lots or
blocks ei1her of them arc not
then by posting said lots or blocks
to erect sidewalks in accordance with the prOvis-
ions Of this ordinance, and upon their refusal or
neglect to comply with this ordinance, he shall
at once proceed to build said sidewalks in accord
ence with the provisions of this ordinance
SECTION V. This ordinance shall be in force
and take effect and after its publication once in
the Dodge City TNEs.
Passed the council Sept. :, 1887.
Attest GEO. F. JONES, City Clerk.
Approved Sept, z, 1887.
r. W. TARBOX, Mayor.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-09-22
FRUIT FROM MEXICO.
We Can Eat Nice Fruit as Cheap as
II We RAISED II.

The freight department Of the Mexican
Central railroad has made exceedingly
low export rates on Mexican fruit to Chi
cago, Denver, St. Louis, Minneapolis,
Omaha and other western cities. and ar
engagements have been made with the In
ternational narrow gage road, running to
the hot country beyond the city of Mex
leo, for very low rates from points on
that line. As great care will be taken in
packing the fruit, it is expected to COM
pete with southern California oranges
and other fruits.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-09-22
Ordinance No. 1877.
Published Sept. Is, 1884,

AN ORDINANCE to amend part Of Section Of
Ordinance No. lip.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Councilman of the
city of Dodge City, Kansas
SECTION L. That that part of section of ordi
uance No 146 which reads as follows, to wit 81
H. Crawford, W. B. Dickie and Morris Collar" be
amended so as to read, to-wit w. Il. Dickie, ii.
L. Sitter and John Slaven.
Sec ii. That part of section of Ordinance
No. 146 amended by section of this ordinance, be
and the same is hereby repealed.
SECTION ILL., This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after its publication once
in the Dodge City TIMES.
Passed the Council Sept 18th, 1887.
Attest, GEO F. JONES, City Clerk.
Approved Sept. 18th, 1887.
FRED GARDNER,
President of the Council.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-09-22
KANSAS CITIES.

Dodge City is the 25th city in Kansas
in point of population. Garden City the
45th city. Garden City has ''blowed' a
good deal about her population, but the
following report fixes it:
Secretary Sims has sent out his report
for August and in it he gives the census
of all cities in the state having over q
thousand population, March 1st. 1887.
There are one hundred and fourteen cit.
les given but we only give those that in
terest the readers of the TINES:
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-09-22
GO WEST.
kansas CITY Star.1

Ih8H5aS CITY Star.T
The east is represented. las believing
that the West is inflated and must come
to halt shortly. This is the old, old
story. which conservatism is always
whispering in the hearing of enterprise.
The west has made rapid and wonderful
progress in brief time, but it may be
said that it has Just begun to develop,
and there is no man who can come for
ward and name the time when it's growth
will stop. To the young men and women
of the east the right advice u.s. go west.
Opportunities for you are in that direc-
tiOn.''
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-09-22
OUR WELL.

Work is progressing nicely, but as yet
no artesian current has been reached that
will send forth the flowing liquid. Last
Monday while the drill was out for clean
ing, sand rose to a depth of s. feet and
water came within Is feet of the surface.
Several sheets of water have been struck
where the drill would drop from twelve
to eighteen inches. Our people are con-
fident that few more days will develOpe
benefits for our city, and they are await
ing with great deal of interest. Fowler
Graphic.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-09-22

Captain Henry Booth brought into
This Office yesterday pear grown in his
orchard east Of town, that made the eyes
OF the agricultural editor glisten and his
mouth water. The pear was of the
kei1er variety, measuring III inches in
length and 100 inches around and weigh
ing IL ounces. If there are any doubt
ing Thomases' who think this is exag.
Grated and that fruit cannot be success
fully grown in Pawnee county. they
should take the trouble to visit Captain
Booths orchard with its heavily loaded
apple and pear trees and their doubts
wM be speedily removed. -Larned
Chr00OscOpe.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-09-22
TO TAKE FOLKS WEST.
A Cut Rate that Will be a Good
Thing.

The Southern Pacific Railway COM
pany will shortly forward proposition
to its eastern connections offering to car
~ emigrants from Chicago to San Fran
cisco on a basis of SIS for the Though
rate, provided the eastern lines will ac-
cept pro rata proportion of the through
rate. 1t is declared the object is 10 give
q rate which will induce emigrants to
journey to the Pacific coast. Why can't
Kansas also give cut rate.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-09-22
Ordinance No. 15S.
Published Sept. IS, 1881

AN ORDINANCE to amend section one of ordi-
dance No. al
Be it ordained by the Mayor and CounCilmen OF
the city of Dodge City, Kansas:
SECTION l. That that part of section one of or
dinance No. al which reads, 'Insurance COM
panes including life fire or marine insurance com.
panies per year S25,' be and the same is hereby
amended so as to read: Insurance companies in
Guiding life, fire and marine insurance companies
having principal or general office in the city of
Dodge City per year S25.
SECTION II. That part of ordinance No. 141
amended by section one of this ordinance be and
the same is hereby repealed.
SEC. iii This ordinance shall take effect and be
in force on and after its publication once in the
Dodge City TINES.
Passed the council Sept. 49, 1887.
G.. F. JONES, City Clerkr
Approved Sept. -, 1887.
FRED GARDNER, Pres of the Council.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-09-22

Dodge City has largely redeemed her
self. having opened a college and blot
ted out her saloons aid dance halls and
become creditable city to Southwestern
Kansas. There has been great rcvolu-
ton in Dodge City within the last six
mOnths.-Meade Center Republican.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-09-22
CAUSE AND EFFECT.
Texas Siftings.

Texas Siftings.
A few months ago there was an addi-
ton to the family Of Colonel Percy Yer
ger. on which occasion Mrs. Yerger's
mother, a venerable lady, spent several
weeks with the family A few days ago
Mrs. Yerger received letter from her
mother to the effect that she intended to
make another visit. is grandma comm
again." asked little Tommy, making
Disguised face. Eyes Tommy" ''Oh,
Lord, that means another squalling baby
in the house." sighed Tommy, thinking
of the previous visit of the old lady.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-09-22
Senator Plumb saws Kansas is

Senator Plumb says Kansas is state
OF surprises, with 1855 foot vein of salt,
81 per cent pure. the other per cent be-
ing magnesia, but no potash, the salt be-
ing pure white and fit for table use on
grinding only, and this vein is but 700
feet under ground; and with our sorghum
being turned iuto first class sugar by an
easy and inexpensive process it would ap-
pear that we might surprise" the east
by commencing the payment of our real
estate mortgages.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-09-22

The Wichita Eagle states that all the
farmers in Sedgwick county who sent
north and northwest for their seed corn
have big crops this year. This is hint
worth taking.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-09-22

J. o. Rudene. a Washington territory
farmer, owned a Holstien bull, worth
$500. which was a little inclined to be
cross. 1t got into the yard one day last
week, and Mr.. Rudene, intending to
brighten the animal. loaded up his shot
gun with an extra charge of powder and
large wad of paper. Then. placing
himself squarely in front of his bullship,
he let dive at short range. When the
smoke of battle cleared away the bull
was lying on the ground as dead as Julius
Cesar.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-09-22


Here is shoe shop One man in the
shop is always busy through the day
always industrious. In the evening he
goes counting some fine girl. There are
nve other men in the shop who don't do
any ssch thing. These spend half their
working evenings in dissipation. The
drst young man by and by cuts out these
sthes. ed gets boot and shoe store of
his own. Then he maries the girl. Soon
he is able to take his wife cut 60 ride of
IN evening. The five lsborers. his form
q companions. who see him indulging
IN this luxury. retire to the neighboring
saloon and pass resolution that there is
- eternal struggle between labor and
capital"
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-09-22

An alliterative headline over an article
in the Garden City Herald, setting forth
some of Kansas resources. reads, silk,
Salt and Sugar" If saur-kraut and
ssusages had been added the comment
could have been abbreviated.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-09-22

n.exchsnge says it is extremely diff
cult for newspaper man to build up a
town when the town does nothing to
build up the newspaper. Every boast
made by paper that business is booming
when it has no advertisements to back up
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-09-22

The papers of Kansas are talking up
home manufactures grandly. Factories
are being started all over the state. There
is no good reason why Kansas should not
become as famous for her manufacturing
enterprises as for her great agricultural
prOducts
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-09-22

The sugar mills of Kinsley are to be
removed to Wichita, to be used for the
manufacture of glucose. Better form a
stock company and keep the mills at
home. Sugar making will p ay next sea
sOn.-LcavenwOrth Times.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-09-22

Mr.. Kline. of Bellefont. was in town
yesterday. He reports fall wheat, of
which considerable has been sOwn in his
ncigborhood, as up nicely and in some
fields the ground is already well covered. )"
-Spearevillc Blade.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-09-22

The fourth crop Of alfalfa is now ready
for cutting. With plentiful rains or
plenty of water from the bitches q fifth
cutting can be had as well as not. If
not cut 1t will be pastured.-Garden City
Sentinel
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-09-22

All Kansas editors speak at least two
languages when referring to the postal
service of this reform administration
English and the profane.-Leavenworth
Times.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-09-22
,esentation as follows :

With 5000, 900 bushels of old corn on
hand and crop this year OF 1,OOO,OOV
bushels, Kansas will be able to worry
through the year.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-09-22

The Treasury Department acted wisely
yesterday in accepting the proffer of 81
100, 900 of the Al per cent bonds, even
though premium of about 8 per cent is
to be paid for them. Compared with the
market rates recently, as we'll as with
most of the rates previously paid by the
Treasury, this price is low. The rejec-
ton of the offers made week ago I'M
doubtedly would have had an unfavora-
BILE influence on the money market had
not gold importations recently been large
The fact that the offerings of bonds yes
terday were nearly twice as great in
amount as those of last week is another
encouraging feature of the situation. If
the offers continue large enough and low
enough SO that "a, 600, 600 shall be pur-
chased each week from this time to Jan
uary one, there will be no possibility of
stringency in the money market between
now and then.-GlObe- Democrat.
The champion agricultural lie comes
from Arizona. The imagination natural
ly grows warm under the fervid rays Of
sun that brings the mercury about 14O
degrees, SO we are not surprised to be
told this story by veracious Arizonan.
On August 4th he passed the Papago
town of Briajate and saw the Indians
breaking ground for corn. When he
passed the same place on September 4th,
just month later, the corn was up in
this identical field and in full tassel. |
The kind of whisky carried by this trav-
eler is not mentioned.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-09-22

The Kansas weather prophet is around
with the usual prediction Of very cold
winter. The fool killer will be along
later in the season.-Garden City Sentinel
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-09-22
REPUBLICAN co. CONVEN-
TON.

The Republican county convention will
be held in Dodge City. on Tuesday Sept
9th.
The different precincts are allowed rep
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-09-22
Ordinance. No. 159.
TPublished Sept. 18th, 1871

AN ORDINANCE to open Spruce street through
blocks Twelve Q2), Thirteen 13), Fourteen (1D
and Fifteen 15). in NJ Collars addition to the
city OF Dodge City, Kansas.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-09-22

- The Dopop CrrY TINES hae large ard
,o cs,cuiafion in Ford and adjoining conn
~. snd Il . valuable advertising medium. "a